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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Roster Announced Yesterday

Yesterday, BU announced their 2014 Men's Hockey Roster. The roster contains 10 new members and a few number changes from last year.

The New Guys
#3. TJ Ryan, defenseman, South Shore Kings (EJHL). TJ is a walk-on freshman and is actually the son of radio color man Tom Ryan.

#8. Brendan Collier, forward, Valley Junior Warriors (EJHL). As a senior at Malden Catholic, Collier won the Super Eight Championship game in overtime vs St. John's Prep. It was MC's first of three straight Super Eight titles and also their first ever Super Eight. Collier was taken 189th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 7th round.

#12. Dillon Lawrence, forward, Toronto Young Nationals (GTHL). Lawrence is the one player on the roster I had never heard of. I don't know if he is a walk-on or not. More to come on him in the next few days.

#15. Nick Roberto, forward, Kimball Union. Roberto was a late commit, but will be a good addition up front. He and fellow recruit Doyle Somerby both played at KUA last season. Roberto decomitted from Maine this past spring.

#18. Kevin Duane, forward, Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL). Duane played some time in the USHL last season, before coming back east to the Jr. Bruins. The 6-5 right wing should add some much needed size up front.

#19. Robbie Baillargeon, forward, Omaha Lancers (USHL). Baillargeon is maybe the top recruit in the class. He was the third leading scorer on the Indiana Ice (USHL) in 2012 with a 14-34-48 line in 54 games. He was a fifth round draft pick (136 overall) by the Ottawa Senators in 2012.

#22. Tommy Kelley, forward, St. Sebastian's. Kelley played on current Terrier Danny O'Reagn's line at St. Sebs in 2012. I honestly don't know much about him, though.

#23. Dalton MacAfee, defenseman, St. Sebastian's. MacAfee was originally committed to Notre Dame to play lacrosse, but decomitted last summer to play hockey at BU instead. MacAfee is also the first player in the history of Medfield Youth Hockey to play Division I. For those who don't know, I played in the Medfield youth system, although never with him.

BU Hockey Video Highlights

Terrier History during the Blog's History

BU celebrates its 5th National title after an unbelievable comeback and overtime winner by Colby Cohen (25). (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2011

BU celebrates as a team following a 5-4 win over Notre Dame in the 2010 Icebreaker Invitational final in St. Louis. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2011 and 2012

Chris Connolly was named Captain in both his Junior and Senior seasons at BU. He was the first two year Captain since Jack O'Callahan wore the "C" in both 1978 and '79. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2009-2012

Kieran Millan played four years as a Terrier, Leading BU to the National Championship in 2009. That same year, he was named National Rookie of the Year. On October 15th, 2011, Millan broke Sean Fields' record of 63 wins as a Terrier with a 4-3 win over Denver. By the end of his career, MIllan amassed 81 victories. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2012

Terrier players solute those who made the trip down to New York City to witness BU upend Cornell 2-1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden thanks to a Ross Gaudet redirection goal with 2:12 remaining in the extra session. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2013

Jack Parker waves goodbye for one final time, as BU falls in the 2013 Hockey East Championship game 1-0 to Lowell. This was Parker's 1,484th and final game as the Head Coach at BU. Over 40 seasons, Parker amassed a record of 897-472-115. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2015

BU falls in the National Championship game 4-3 to Providence. The Terriers beat Yale (3-2 OT), Minnesota Duluth (3-2) and North Dakota (5-3) to reach their first National Title Game in six years. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2015

Freshman sensation Jack Eichel racked up an NCAA leading 71 points (26 goals, 45 assists) in 40 games on his way to winning the Hobey Baker. Eichel joins Chris Drury and Matt Gilroy as the only other Terriers to win the award. (Photo by Matt Dresens)

2017

Charlie McAvoy (7) and Clayton Keller (19) celebrate after McAvoy scores the game winning, double overtime goal against North Dakota in Fargo in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by Matt Dresens)